LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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